Mowbray said the opposite. He said he had got the numbers in last summer (filled the squad) and that this summer it was about targeting 3 or 4 experienced players to go straight in the 1st team.

At the moment you're doing more backtracking than a shit sniffer-dog. Hopefully you do have better things to do. ?

Someone's telling porkies, 'bud'.

Can't say what? We had a bid rejected 12 months ago. Fact. Ergo we've been chasing him for 12 months.

….and that would have been happening 12 months ago when we were 1st in for him.

There was a transfer window 12 months ago we couldn't get him in. And I'm pretty sure you can have discussions with clubs outside of transfer windows. It's truly bizarre you don't know that.

Yeah, until Alex Neill saw him scoring a goal on the telly he'd never heard of him And yesterday you were saying PNE were a more attractive option so in your mind it must surely be the correct decision. Not even Houdini could get out of the knots you've tied yourself up in, and not because he's dead.

And if he doesn't it's embarrassing we've been chasing him for over 12 months.

They are getting their excuses in early. Most of moggas signings have started their career at Rovers on the bench, even the expensive ones. He's either lied to them all or they were happy to fight for their place, like most footballers. That's Mowbray's 2nd knock back of the summer and we're not even in July. This is turning into a repeat of last summer when he ended up panic buying because he couldn't secure his 1st choice targets. Mowbray obviously can't sell the club as an attractive place to come and play. Beaten to the punch by PNE. FFS!

I think PNE's manager has a fairly decent success rate when it comes to transfers, on a smaller budget than Mowbray.

Where's that from? Big increase in the playing budget for AS this season. Still 2nd lowest in the league though. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/accrington_stanley/news/17706673.increase-in-player-budget-for-reds-boss-coleman/

I prefer Phil McCracken.

If he's a defender and Mowbray wants him he probably isn't very good.

No really, there was talk he was staying after Charlton got promoted. He's only just officially announced he's leaving.

Bauer has confirmed on twitter he's leaving Charlton. Decisions, decisions....

Sam Gallagher?

That's the one! Top man, cheers. My niece has been battering my head asking what it was ever since she went to her 1st Rovers match earlier this season. She hasn't been back since mind ? but at least we have a 'banger' (horrendous phrase) to listen to instead.

You should know this, you're his mate? You're out of the circle of trust

A brief interlude - right you young hep gunslingers, whats that choon they play at Rovers on match days ? Something with 'place' in the lyrics maybe, female vocalist, bit of a toe-tapper with one of those disco beats? Genuine question. Cheers.

He might wear baseball caps and all that other modern stuff those young 'uns wear. Tony won't be keen.

He revitalised the club and laid the foundations for Dalglish. Probably my favourite ever time watching Rovers. Loved the holy trinity of Garner, Gayle and Kennedy, and the Archibald team played some cracking football, far better than anything we watch at the moment.

Certainly looks a big powerful unit with quite a bit of skill. Have we actually been linked with him?

He's a striker iirc, big target man who started at Arsenal.

He said that about Armstrong last summer. In fact the A,B & C list chat sounds scarily familiar. Expect a panic buy some time in early August.

PNE a more attractive option ! We are down the rabbit hole. ?